Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions · edit-210 hours agoWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down16
arrow-up113arrow-down1message-squareWhy do cooks and chefs cook in base 5 increments? For example setting the oven at 350 , 375, 450 and so on. Is there a reason for this or is this how it always has been done?Don_Dickle to No Stupid Questions · edit-210 hours agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareRhynoplazlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 hours agoBecause it makes more sense to mark 325, 350, 375, 400, and 425, on the knobs of the oven than 307, 337, 373, 401, 421, and 449.
minus-squareRhynoplazlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 hours agoAnd I don’t think anyone would rather press the temp button 375 times to get to a reasonable cooking temperature.
minus-squareBoomer Humor DoomergodlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoMy oven lets me enter the temp on a number pad but still has 5 degree increments
Because it makes more sense to mark 325, 350, 375, 400, and 425, on the knobs of the oven than 307, 337, 373, 401, 421, and 449.
Yea but most ovens are digital now a days.
And I don’t think anyone would rather press the temp button 375 times to get to a reasonable cooking temperature.
My oven lets me enter the temp on a number pad but still has 5 degree increments